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上方宝剑

shàng fāng bǎo jiàn

4-character word Traditional 上方寶劍

What 上方宝剑 means

1. imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)
2. imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill

The characters in 上方宝剑

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright
• 宝bǎojewel; gem; treasure
• 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

Sounds the same

Read shàng fāng bǎo jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 尚方宝剑variant of 尚方剑; imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)…